"tessellation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /tɛsəˈleɪʃən/ Forms: tessellations [plural]
Etymology: tessellate + -ion Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tessellate|ion}} tessellate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tessellation (countable and uncountable, plural tessellations)
  1. (uncountable) The property or fact of tessellating. Tags: uncountable Translations (the property or fact of tessellating): tessel·lació [feminine] (Catalan), brithwaith [masculine] (Welsh), teseliad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-tessellation-en-noun-pywthtGA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ion, Tesselation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 39 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 62 35 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 59 34 7 Disambiguation of Tesselation: 66 26 8 Disambiguation of 'the property or fact of tessellating': 93 7 0
  2. (countable) A tiling pattern with no gaps; the result of tessellating an area or plane. Tags: countable Translations (tiling pattern with no gaps; the result of tessellating an area or plane): мозайка (mozajka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), tessel·lació [feminine] (Catalan), rōpinepine (Maori), parkietaż [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-tessellation-en-noun-Xp6f4Fey Disambiguation of 'tiling pattern with no gaps; the result of tessellating an area or plane': 4 96 0
  3. (less common) polygon tessellation. Tags: countable, uncommon, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tessellation-en-noun-fF8GPh6m
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: polygon tessellation, regular tessellation, semiregular tessellation Related terms: tessellate, Mathworld article on tessellation

Noun [French]

IPA: /tɛ.sɛ.la.sjɔ̃/, /te.se.la.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-tessellation.wav Forms: tessellations [plural]
Etymology: From tesseller + -ation. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|tesseller|-ation}} tesseller + -ation Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} tessellation f (plural tessellations)
  1. tessellation Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-tessellation-fr-noun-pX~vLXxf Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ation

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